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Name	Team	Age
Fred Ardell	Retired (1960, Age 37)	Died (2005, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8 (1950)	LF	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jim Edmonds League	0	10 years (38 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B+	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	C+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	A-	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B	0	9/6/1923
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	4	6
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (3B)
B+ (75.3 %)	C- (33.7 %)	F  (1.5 %)

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Year	League	Award
1952	AL	Gold Glove (LF)
1953	AL	All Star Reserve (OF)
1954	AL	All Star Reserve (OF)
1955	AL	All Star Reserve (OF)
1956	AL	All Star Starter (LF)
1957	AL	MVP
1958	AL	All Star Reserve (2B)
1959	AL	All Star Reserve (2B)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1960-11-01	Fred Ardell has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1960-06-19	The Boston D-Bags have waived Fred Ardell.
1960-04-01	The Boston D-Bags have promoted Donell Cocanower to the major league team. The Boston D-Bags have promoted Brian Bennett to the major league team. The Boston D-Bags have promoted Marty Arias to the major league team. The Boston D-Bags have promoted Mark McKain to the major league team. The Boston D-Bags have promoted Paul Adams to the major league team. The Boston D-Bags have designated Fred Ardell for assignment. The Boston D-Bags have designated Gary Rose for assignment. The Boston D-Bags have designated Joe Wood for assignment.
1958-11-01	Fred Ardell now holds the league record for career slugging percentage.
1953-11-01	Fred Ardell now holds the league record for career triples.
1950-06-11	Fred Ardell of the Boston D-Bags is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.